Plate
The etched glass plaque awarded with HWC. It shows the Health's Work star and the HWC level, the edition of the standard, the certification number, the owner and facility, and the city, region and country. It never changes after award.
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Glossary
Terms, pronunciations and meanings
The words of Health's Work and of the health-facility field, in plain language. Health's Work terms are marked as such; industry terms are explained as they are used in the standard. Each entry links to the provision where the term is set out.
Health's Work termIndustry term4 of 59 terms
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Post-occupancy review
A review of how commissioned systems are performing once the building is in use, between eight and twelve months after occupancy.
Prerequisite
A provision that must be met. Every requirement of the Health's Work Standard is a prerequisite; the Rating System adds its own.
Pressure relationship
The difference in air pressure between a room and its neighbors, used to control where air flows. Rooms such as operating rooms are kept positive so air flows out; airborne infection isolation rooms are kept negative so air flows in.